Recent content by Marko Tsourkan

I seem to get notifications of new subscribers. Let me take a look at the site log tonight. No, I do exist in spirit and flesh))

Hello fellows, I rarely visit KKF, so please contact me on my email or IG. I try to respond to all incoming inquiries, sometimes perhaps not in a timely fashion, no disrespect intended. IG messages require acceptance, and that’s possibly why I might miss one now and then. As far as I know, I...

What are you talking about? Are you really talking about AEB-L or some other steel? AEB-L is some of the best steel for kitchen knives. It has some the best toughness among stainless steels, gets razor sharp with relatively little effort, and offers reasonably good edge holding. When properly...

A great article, Larrin- Thanks for sharing it.

Thank, Tom - It was great to meet both of you. Your father reminded me that curiosity and creativity defies the age. Tell him it was pleasure to meet him and I find him very inspirational. Please stop by again when you are in the area. Best, Marko

I don’t forge in my shop yet. Up to this point I have either used forged billets from Devin/JohnThomas, or forged billets myself at his shop.

I will use at least 5 steels in san mai (including spicy white) that I don't use now, for either cost, availability, reactivity or finishing factors. Forging will open a whole lot of possibilities, in san mai construction in particular. I am also planning to do single beveled knives...

Not yet. The power hammer and some other equipment should be US inbound within a month, then 5-6 weeks in transit, but it will take me 2-3 months to set everything up and to build the remaining forging equipment - 60 ton press and a natural gas forge. I might make take another trip to the...

Yes, convex is $1.8/mm for ready made with a cocobolo or ziricote handle. No customization.

Please see the pricing in the link below Knives Available for Sale

These are not etched yet, as I still might modify the grind and profile a little bit, but the Damascus pattern looks similar to the pattern on the Devin's knife below, though the billets were forged by John Thomas, Devin's son.

End prices will depend on custom options. For base pricing, mono-steel convex is $1.8/mm, mono-steel asymmetric convex is $2/mm, S-grind is $2.5/mm and carbon Damascus in convex is $4/mm. Below is the picture of the 52100 blank deferentially heat treated right after the quench. 52100 is deep...

Two new knives for sale 2 x 240-250mm Ladder Damascus Gyuto in 52100. These are ground convex and I would consider them workhorses, however, they can be modified to all-around cutters (a bit thinner and lighter). Handle customization and sayas are optional. Profiles are derived from...

Well, I am hereby to report that Kato I met this past weekend was indeed the other Kato, not one discussed here. However, I was able to take a good look at the Kato gyuto (one discussed here) and so here are some quick thoughts on geometry. When people look at Kato knives they start with a...

Looks like I need to make a couple of more of 230mm AEB-L